"Spirit Calling" and some of the biggest tricks in Western history

No matter how famous they are, there are countless “psychists” who have been scammed by scientists.

First, we need to understand what “soul calling” means . With the help of mediums, who are said to be able to communicate with the afterlife by lending their bodies to souls, those in the afterlife can communicate with the living. This activity is popular not only in the East, but also in the West. Although it is not known whether these are possible, Western history has recorded countless cases of ” tricks” . Let’s take a look at some of the cases surrounding this issue.

Western countries have tried to summon the spirits of the dead since ancient times, but it was not until the mid-19th century that they began to become a phenomenon. The reason for this is thanks to the merits of two girls living in Hydesville, New York state, USA.

"Spirit Calling" and some of the biggest tricks in Western history
Fox sisters with the ability to “talk to ghosts”.

One evening in March 1848, 14-year-old Margaret Fox and her 11-year-old sister Kate Fox conducted a “talk test” with a ghost living in the house. The ghost is said to answer with knocks: one sound is yes, two is no. After a question-and-answer session and a lot of chatter, the two girls finally concluded that the ghost belonged to a man named Charles Rose, who was murdered in this house many years ago.

That’s when people began to spread the news about this case, that the Fox daughters were witches who could talk to ghosts and that they suddenly became famous. They even traveled all over the United States, performing necromancy acts in front of packed auditoriums. The spirits no longer simply type out answers, they also move objects across the stage.

"Spirit Calling" and some of the biggest tricks in Western history
Forty years later, the Fox sisters admitted to faking ghostly knocks.

In 1888, 40 years after the start of the necromancy fever, the Fox sisters admitted that they had faked the ghost’s knock by cracking the joint of their big toe. Although the “nosed” has been announced, people still love this game and did not stop until the beginning of the 20th century.

"Spirit Calling" and some of the biggest tricks in Western history
. At the performances, eyewitnesses recounted that Home had risen from the ground.

In the 1860s, the medium Daniel Dunglas Home showed him floating in the air. At the shows, eyewitnesses recounted that Home rose from the ground, passed through a large window, and then hovered back through another. Essentially, this man was considered one of the most famous men of that spiritual age, even earning the rare respect of Escape Master Harry Houdini – 1″ “saint” of the magic world, often speaking out to expose fake mediums and midwives.

However, throughout his career, Daniel often encountered fierce opposition from scientists of the time. Although he was able to emulate most of the tricks Daniel did, he was able to deny it all and continued performing until he retired due to illness.

"Spirit Calling" and some of the biggest tricks in Western history
During performances, she often fakes a coma and spits out white lumps that she calls “external gas”.

Marthe Béraud is also a famous medium, but is famous for being exposed at the end of her career. During the performances, she often performed monstrous acts, then faked a coma and spit out white lumps which she called “external gas” . She said that it was the spiritual substance that proved that the deceased had possessed her.

However, when scientists went to examine the “external gas” she spat out, they discovered that it was nothing more than a piece of white cloth.

In short, no matter how famous, there are countless “psychists” who have been scammed by scientists. And since then, although it cannot be denied, it is the tricks that come from this that have made the trust of scientists not increase at all.